Is functional fitness performance a useful predictor of risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults?
Abstract Background Falls among older adults are a serious public health problem. Many studies indicate that positive functional fitness performance decreases the risk of falls. A limited amount of previous study has investigated the association between broad functional fitness and the fall risk. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Archives of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00608-1 |